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winsxs folder

17GB in winsxs folder help to reduce pleaseWith 17GB in my winsxs folder I have tried the administrator command prompt by entering :dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded
but got a few error messages one was like 87 and another one
then
I entered suggested command...

General Discussion

Can't Delete Old Updates (winsxs Folder)Hello,
I used to be able to access an option in the Disk Cleanup tool (cleanmgr.exe) to delete old Updates files. Now, the tool merely scans for updates but does not display the appropriate checkbox. My winsxs folder is growing out of control. Installing a couple of recent updates (like 1GB of...

Windows Updates & Activation

Winsxs folder in Windows 7 UltimateHi All,
I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64, and found out that the folder "winsxs" contains besides "backup" folder also more than 21,400 folders with about 9GB of files. Are those files really needed?
Thanks

Performance & Maintenance

10+GB winsxs folder cleanup?So 10 gb seems kind of alot - and i havent actually kept my pc up to date (dont wanna think what it will end up if i install all the updates). It is SP1
the dism command line approach (dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded /hidesp) didnt even make a dent - it run, reports nothing found and...

Performance & Maintenance

Moving the winsxs folderI have a system that I set up with two drives; a main SSD and a standard HDD. I used Sysprep to move Users and ProgramData to the larger, slower HDD to preserve the SSD. I realized that most of the writing to the SSD now occurs in the Windows folder, specifically the winSXS folder.
Is there...

General Discussion

PCSync and WinSxS folder securityHello, I am having a a problem with Windows 7 64 bits.
I am trying to install a software (PCSync for my cell phone Motorizr Z8) but everytime i try to install it, the next error message is being shown:
Product: Motorola PcSync -- Error 1303.The installer has insufficient privileges to access...